Azure Backup – Announcing support for backup of Azure IaaS VMs
We are excited to announce the capability to backup IaaS VMs using Azure Backup.
Storage
Azure Backup – Announcing Support for Windows Client Operating System
We are excited to announce the support for backing up data to Azure from Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 machines, using Azure Backup.
Introducing Premium Storage: High-Performance Storage for Azure Virtual Machine Workloads
We’re excited to announce the preview of the Microsoft Azure Premium Storage Disks. With the introduction of new Premium Storage, Microsoft Azure now offers two types of durable storage: Premium and Standard Storage.
Migrate Azure Virtual Machines between Storage Accounts
In this post, we will learn how to migrate a Virtual Machine from one storage account to another.
Managing Concurrency in Microsoft Azure Storage
This post provides an overview of how the Azure Storage platform simplifies development by providing first class support for all three of these concurrency strategies.
Storage for Media Services
Storage is a very critical component of Media workflows. This blog covers the a number of topics you should pay attention to when using Storage with Media Services.
Azure Storage Client Library Retry Policy Recommendations
Guidance on choosing Azure Storage Client Library retry policy settings.
SOSP Paper – Windows Azure Storage: A Highly Available Cloud Storage Service with Strong Consistency
We recently published a paper describing the internal details of Windows Azure Storage at the 23rd ACM Symposium on Operating Systems Principles (SOSP). The paper can be found here.